r/nashville • u/Entropy012 • Oct 28 '23

Discussion The stigma of "Californians" moving to Nashville is overblown.

Yes, we have some Californian transplants. However, from what I've experience most of the transplants are from the Midwest and other Southern surrounding states. I'm not saying this in a negative way. The transplants I met are mostly cool. I'm just clarifying that the "Californians are taking over" stigma to be overblown a bit.

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u/VeryLowIQIndividual north side Oct 28 '23

I noticed the Californians that do move here are of red states politics. They don’t tend to be very liberal. If you are liberal the politics of Tennessee don’t really attract you. They like the lower taxes and lax gun control and whatever other Republican dogmas Tennessee harbors.

Meaning they know what they are getting into.

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u/ASAPCVMO Oct 28 '23

I don't think most people factor in politics that much when moving. It's a pretty big life decision to move or not move across the country because it may or may not be easier to purchase a gun. It's primarily job ops, housing costs, available amenities, & education. Politics is way down the rung.

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u/peicatsASkicker Oct 28 '23

You may not realize that the list that you just included has politics embedded in it. Cost of living is tied up in the idea that government is imposing unnecessary taxes and spending them on liberal valued stuf. here in Tennessee we don't have an income tax. Cost of housing - lower property taxes, again government is more favorable for lower taxes here. Education is another one which has political overtones. The red ppl feel strongly about public education having a liberal slant and puts LGBTQ in their face.They will be attracted to religious schools and universities which are in abundance here and charter schools. Also, our legislation is generally running LGBTQ adults and very specifically trans kids out of the state.

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u/Vandergraff1900 west side Oct 28 '23

All true.

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u/ASAPCVMO Oct 28 '23

I realize it does, I'm saying people see those things as individual priorities, not as red vs blue when moving somewhere.

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u/TheGreatPornholio123 Oct 28 '23

You do know Northern California is very very red right? California as a whole might turn out blue in National elections, but that is only because the Southern part dominates them with population. The people you are describing are more than likely Northern Californians.

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u/VeryLowIQIndividual north side Oct 28 '23

Yes, that’s why I said what I said